Mark Aaron Luper, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Luper’s postconviction petition without an evidentiary hearing. It held that none of Luper’s five ineffective-assistance claims established a reasonable probability of a different trial outcome because the proposed evidence was cumulative, speculative, or insufficient to overcome the existing record. The court applied the two-part ineffective-assistance framework and concluded that the petition and record conclusively showed that Luper was not entitled to relief.